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The use of bleaching earth in fatty acid production
Author(s) -
Zschau Werner
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02678771
Subject(s) - tallow , earth (classical element) , chemistry , catalysis , pulp and paper industry , fish <actinopterygii> , fish oil , production rate , fatty acid , food science , production (economics) , environmental science , organic chemistry , fishery , biology , mathematics , process engineering , economics , engineering , macroeconomics , mathematical physics
Pretreatment of crude tallow or fish oil fatty acids with bleaching clays considerably improves the rate of hydrogenation with several different catalysts. Several series of tests were run to demonstrate these effects, and the data are presented.